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Brian McClendon, a former Uber and Google executive, has announced his campaign for Kansas Secretary of State. McClendon hinted his plans for run for local office when he left the ride-hailing company in March. 

The trend: McClendon is one of a small (but possibly growing) number of techies returning home from Silicon Valley to partake in politics. Last month, former Groupon executive and tech entrepreneur Suneel Gupta announced his run for Congress to represent Michigan's 11th district, where he grew up. 

his campaign for Kansas Secretary of State

Suneel Gupta announced his run for Congress

Ex-Uber and Google exec to run for Kansas office

Brian McClendon is running for Kansas Secretary of State.

Brian McClendon speaks during a news conference about Google Maps in 2012. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Brian McClendon, a former Uber and Google executive, has announced <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="his campaign for Kansas Secretary of State" data-vars-click-url="http://www.bam4kansas.com/" data-vars-content-id="6350a04b-3b8b-405c-902f-688d960ca669" data-vars-headline="Ex-Uber and Google exec to run for Kansas office" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.bam4kansas.com/" target="_blank">his campaign for Kansas Secretary of State</a>. McClendon hinted his plans for run for local office when he <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="left the ride-hailing company in March" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/business/jeff-jones-leaves-uber-ride-sharing-president.html?mtrref=t.co&amp;_r=0" data-vars-content-id="6350a04b-3b8b-405c-902f-688d960ca669" data-vars-headline="Ex-Uber and Google exec to run for Kansas office" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/business/jeff-jones-leaves-uber-ride-sharing-president.html?mtrref=t.co&amp;_r=0" target="_blank">left the ride-hailing company in March</a>. The trend: McClendon is one of a small (but possibly growing) number of techies returning home from Silicon Valley to partake in politics. Last month, former Groupon executive and tech entrepreneur <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Suneel Gupta announced his run for Congress" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/tech-entrepreneur-running-for-congress-in-michigan-1513388412-c31eeada-c903-4dbc-b295-e5554856abd2.html" data-vars-content-id="6350a04b-3b8b-405c-902f-688d960ca669" data-vars-headline="Ex-Uber and Google exec to run for Kansas office" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/tech-entrepreneur-running-for-congress-in-michigan-1513388412-c31eeada-c903-4dbc-b295-e5554856abd2.html" target="_self">Suneel Gupta announced his run for Congress</a> to represent Michigan&#x27;s 11th district, where he grew up.

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Ex-Uber and Google exec to run for Kansas office

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